<here@glorious-somerset.uk> wrote:
>On 03/04/2015 01:31, Byker wrote:
>> A 2,500 nm. range wouldn't get it across the Atlantic unless they refueled
>> in Newfoundland. It'd make it from the West coast to Honolulu, or from L.A.
>> to NYC. I guess they hadn't yet considered what folks on the ground would
>> have to endure when it came to BIG sonic booms going off overhead several
>> times a day. The Concorde demonstrated that quite well:
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=annkM6z1-FE
>
>I used to watch Concorde go over on a daily basis and I can assure you
>that the sonic boom was certainly NOT a problem. Indeed, If I were to
>condemn any aircraft for excessive noise and pollution in the UK's skies
>it would be the USAF's Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker.
I don't think Concorde flew supersonic over any part of Europe...?
>Unfortunately we never had the option of banning it.
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